City of Philadelphia v. Civil Service Commission

OPINION

Justice NIGRO.

The issue in this case is whether the Commonwealth Court erred in affirming the trial court’s ruling that the Civil Service Commission (the “Commission”) could rely on hearsay evidence in the form of unsworn medical records in deciding a claim for injured-on-duty (“IOD”) benefits. For the following reasons, we hold that the Commonwealth Court did not err and therefore affirm.

On December 19, 1999, Appellee Kimberly Hayes, a Philadelphia police officer, fractured her right ankle during a scuffle that occurred when she was attempting to arrest a suspect. Officer Hayes…